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maybe you can finger the fiscal cliff here. >> absolutely. the housing market is improving. that is actually something that should really support the economy going into next year. so the potential growth rate, if we were not talking about fiscal cliff or any adjustment at all would probably be quite high, higher than we've seen over the last years. could be in the rake of 3%. plus, that confidence impact that these negotiations are likely to have, and that means that the u.s. economy is still going to grow at relatively mediocre rate of probably 2% next year. that's our view. >> timothy geithner here in the past couple of days talking about the debt ceiling and what could be done to try to move that forward in a stable manner if you would. there's no way around it, right? do you think that's taken kind of a bargaining chip away from the fiscal cliff negotiations? >> there seems to be some politics behind this announcement right now as we hit the ceiling. as you make the calculations, it seemed to me as if they were only going to hit the ceiling in february or march next year
maybe you can finger the fiscal cliff here. >> absolutely. the housing market is improving. that is actually something that should really support the economy going into next year. so the potential growth rate, if we were not talking about fiscal cliff or any adjustment at all would probably be quite high, higher than we've seen over the last years. could be in the rake of 3%. plus, that confidence impact that these negotiations are likely to have, and that means that the u.s. economy is...
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the house has already acted on a bill to avert the fiscal cliff. democrats have no intention of taking up that house bill, which would extend all of the tax cuts into 2013. the approximated says he's not going to do that. plus a senate democrat leader told me there is a possibility of extending tax cuts for those under $250 thoid, but turning off the automatic across the board budget cuts. that will be a temporary measure. and finally, president obama has returned from his vacation in hawaii to try to kick start those talks. but the white house officials tell me there are no signs of progress yet. they have to hope that when members come back to washington on the 27th, that is thursday wblg that both the president, democrats in the senate, republicans in the senate and then both parties in the house can come together on at least a short-term deal. back to you. >> a short-term deal. joining us now is tim stanley, a u.s. historian at oxford university. welcome. >> good morning. >> we've been following this together for the last several months. how do
the house has already acted on a bill to avert the fiscal cliff. democrats have no intention of taking up that house bill, which would extend all of the tax cuts into 2013. the approximated says he's not going to do that. plus a senate democrat leader told me there is a possibility of extending tax cuts for those under $250 thoid, but turning off the automatic across the board budget cuts. that will be a temporary measure. and finally, president obama has returned from his vacation in hawaii to...
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to avoid the fiscal cliff. >>> the dow erases a 150 point decline on news that the house will be back in session on sunday evening. and time is rubbing out to avoid a strike at 14 major east coast ports. a work stoppage to cost the economy $1 billion a day. it's friday, december 28th, 2012. and "squawk box" begins right now. >>> good morning and welcome to "squawk box" here on cnbc. and it does feel like we're living a bit on the edge of the fiscal cliff, at least. i'm andrew ross sorkin along with joe kernen and becky quick is off today. our guest host this hour, ed kehone. he's the management associate portfolio manager and we are thrilled to have ed aboard for -- i think you'll be here for longer than an hour. you'll be here for the whole broadcast. >> as long as you need me. >> you're like -- how long were you at -- you were at prudential. >> it's owned by prudential, so i've been at peru don'tal for almost 15 years now. >> widely quoted. you know who has made a comeback is ralph -- >> akampora. >> i've seen him around. do you remember his nickname? >> i don't. >> whatever you thi
to avoid the fiscal cliff. >>> the dow erases a 150 point decline on news that the house will be back in session on sunday evening. and time is rubbing out to avoid a strike at 14 major east coast ports. a work stoppage to cost the economy $1 billion a day. it's friday, december 28th, 2012. and "squawk box" begins right now. >>> good morning and welcome to "squawk box" here on cnbc. and it does feel like we're living a bit on the edge of the fiscal cliff,...
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lawmakers are pointing fingers after a lack of progress in talk toes avoid the fiscal cliff with a deadline looming just a week away. on friday, president obama said he still hoped to work out a short-term fix with house speaker john boehner to keep taxes for 98% of americans from going up on the first of january. but both sides, though, they're not talking and congress is in recess until after christmas. some democrats are still hopeful that a deal can be reached, but the republicans, they're not holding out hope. >> i would hope that we would have one last attempt here to do what everyone knows needs to be done, which is the larger plan that really does stabilize the debt and get us moving in the right direction. >> if we go down to the end of this year and the only choice we have is to save taxes going up on the middle class, then i would support that. but i wish we would have a comprehensive bill that dealt with spending, dealt with entitlements and dealt with taxes altogether. >> i believe the president is eager to go over the fiscal cliff as he senses a victory at the bottom of the cl
lawmakers are pointing fingers after a lack of progress in talk toes avoid the fiscal cliff with a deadline looming just a week away. on friday, president obama said he still hoped to work out a short-term fix with house speaker john boehner to keep taxes for 98% of americans from going up on the first of january. but both sides, though, they're not talking and congress is in recess until after christmas. some democrats are still hopeful that a deal can be reached, but the republicans, they're...
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regardless of what happens with the fiscal cliff, we'll see these periodic fights over the budget ceiling or the deficit ceiling and it's going to happen repeatedly and the house is going to hold this over the administration and the treasury department and so the more i look at it, the more i'm becoming concerned that this is just some kind of ongoing, ugly process that has no real end in sight. >> and we will leave it on that note. stay with us. coming after the break, we want to talk specifically about municipal debt which has been one of the areas that perhaps has been under cover but has seen an impact as the fiscal cliff approaches. congress may be able to avoid the starry cliff. they're set to temporarily extend the u.s. farm bill. the move would keep a long dormant milk subsidy from coming back to life when the current bill expires today. under a new law, the milk could be forced at prices well above what farmers are getting now if that subsidy was pushed aside. let's get a look at what's on the agenda this week in the u.s. there is no data out today and markets will put in a full
regardless of what happens with the fiscal cliff, we'll see these periodic fights over the budget ceiling or the deficit ceiling and it's going to happen repeatedly and the house is going to hold this over the administration and the treasury department and so the more i look at it, the more i'm becoming concerned that this is just some kind of ongoing, ugly process that has no real end in sight. >> and we will leave it on that note. stay with us. coming after the break, we want to talk...
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they're so worried about everybody in the fiscal cliff. they're obviously worried about how a & p is going to affect people, marginal tax rates, the middle class. good. people need to be worried about the middle class but exactly how worried are they? where there is a will there is a way. there was a will in 1895, a will three years ago. yeah, 2009. but obviously there is a whole lot more talk than action because, let's see, i hear crickets or i hear some hula music but i certainly don't hear the ruffling of papers as any bill is getting passed. so i guess i will leave on this note on christmas eve. you know, i send my best wishes to all the military that are out of the country protecting us and making sure they secure the rights for every american, and i say to congress and the president, if you really were so concerned, you could have done a repeat performance. obviously obama care is signature legislation. cornhuskers, a lot of back room deals. but after 25 days of straight debating, they did pass it on christmas eve. i guess this bill
they're so worried about everybody in the fiscal cliff. they're obviously worried about how a & p is going to affect people, marginal tax rates, the middle class. good. people need to be worried about the middle class but exactly how worried are they? where there is a will there is a way. there was a will in 1895, a will three years ago. yeah, 2009. but obviously there is a whole lot more talk than action because, let's see, i hear crickets or i hear some hula music but i certainly don't...
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all through the house, no fiscal cliff resolution, joining us from pittsburgh, tony fratto, hamilton play strategy's managing director and former white house press secretary, also a cnbc contributor. and from d.c., kiki mclean, porter novelli, who had a much better outcome for the redskins, kiki, and i -- i'm sorry, i have to start with that. i already know -- >> you have to. >> i'm not a cowboys fan -- >> oh, you are? >> yeah. >> i had to do that with tony. tony is going to say something about titletown. you always do that when i say something about pittsburgh. i'm from cincinnati. how are you going to defuse this -- >> i'm not. the thing about football, joe, is that the better team always wins. and your team played a terrific game yesterday. they made fewer mistakes. didn't score an offensive touchdown in doing it but you go to the playoffs, and i wish you great luck, actually. >> you know what? >> at least it's not baltimore. >> you know what, tony. it's obvious you're a republican strategist because you've had to give this speech a lot recently, about the better team winning, and
all through the house, no fiscal cliff resolution, joining us from pittsburgh, tony fratto, hamilton play strategy's managing director and former white house press secretary, also a cnbc contributor. and from d.c., kiki mclean, porter novelli, who had a much better outcome for the redskins, kiki, and i -- i'm sorry, i have to start with that. i already know -- >> you have to. >> i'm not a cowboys fan -- >> oh, you are? >> yeah. >> i had to do that with tony. tony...
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if we go over the fiscal cliff, suzanne, you've covered the white house. you know the president wouldn't be in hawaii while that happens. >> hopefully you can stay in hawaii, and but you knife to come back with him. we'll see. >> reporter: i think i'd be coming back. >> that's a shame. >>> it's a white christmas for some, and in some places it might be a problem. we're going to check the holiday forecast up next. >>> it's going to be a white and wild christmas in some places. this is stevens pass, washington. a stretch of highway he 2 was impassable because of heavy snow and wind. it caused major detours for holiday travelers. this is san francisco. rough surf and wind-driven rain making for some lousy christmas eve weather thanks to a second storm system hitting northern california causing major flight delays as well. millions, of course, are traveling today. how will the weather impact your travel? we'll bring in alexandre steele in the center. i'm here in d.c. without any holiday mess, but the mess is on its way, huh? >> it's coming right to the west of
if we go over the fiscal cliff, suzanne, you've covered the white house. you know the president wouldn't be in hawaii while that happens. >> hopefully you can stay in hawaii, and but you knife to come back with him. we'll see. >> reporter: i think i'd be coming back. >> that's a shame. >>> it's a white christmas for some, and in some places it might be a problem. we're going to check the holiday forecast up next. >>> it's going to be a white and wild...
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fiscal cliff talks at the white house end with no deal, but president obama says he's still hopeful and says "we've got to get this done." gold prices pulled back today on worries about the fiscal cliff, will the metal shine in 2013? then cuba, tonight's "market monitor" sees big opportunity on the tiny island when the embargo's lifted. thomas herzfeld, of thomas herzfled advisors joins us. that and more tonight on "n.b.r."! president obama says he's "modestly optimistic" a fiscal deal can be reached in time. he said he's instructed senator harry reid and senator mitch mcconnell to come up with a plan that can pass in congress. his brief comments a short while ago came after a whit
fiscal cliff talks at the white house end with no deal, but president obama says he's still hopeful and says "we've got to get this done." gold prices pulled back today on worries about the fiscal cliff, will the metal shine in 2013? then cuba, tonight's "market monitor" sees big opportunity on the tiny island when the embargo's lifted. thomas herzfeld, of thomas herzfled advisors joins us. that and more tonight on "n.b.r."! president obama says he's "modestly...
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is over the fiscal cliff. it has passed its first test in the senate with overwhelming support. >> of the house stands adjourned until noon tomorrow. >> but the key test to the agreement is whether it can pass here, the republican-controlled house of representatives. early on monday, president obama surrounded himself with middle- class families to make the point that it would be average americans who would be hardest hit by a failure to compromise. >> the agreement being worked on right now would further reduce the deficit by asking the wealthiest 2% of americans to pay higher taxes for the first time in two decades. that would add additional hundreds of billions of dollars to deficit reduction. so that is progress. but we will need to do more. >> but no one is claiming the bill is perfect. the sticking point is what to do about cuts in major government departments. the problem has been put off for now. on the taxation side, the president got nearly everything he wanted with republicans agreeing to raise taxe
is over the fiscal cliff. it has passed its first test in the senate with overwhelming support. >> of the house stands adjourned until noon tomorrow. >> but the key test to the agreement is whether it can pass here, the republican-controlled house of representatives. early on monday, president obama surrounded himself with middle- class families to make the point that it would be average americans who would be hardest hit by a failure to compromise. >> the agreement being...
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the fiscal cliff. he went on to say the pressure on all sides is red hot right now to come up with a deal. heading into this meeting, republicans like lamar alexander are trying to push more pressure on the president than the republican leaders. take a listen. >> we need two words, presidential leadership on not just taxing rich people. we could tax all the rich people and can you it their heads off and it wouldn't help the medicare fiscal cliff. we need to do both and the president has to lead it. if he does, i'm ready to work with him and so are a lot of other republicans. >> reporter: now the white house response to all of that is that the president has been working to get a deal for weeks and weeks now, private negotiations with speaker john boehner and also phone calls. they believe inside the white house the resistance is that republicans do not want to raise tax rates. what we can expect from this meeting this afternoon is the president will push what is almost plan-c now. which is basically a m
the fiscal cliff. he went on to say the pressure on all sides is red hot right now to come up with a deal. heading into this meeting, republicans like lamar alexander are trying to push more pressure on the president than the republican leaders. take a listen. >> we need two words, presidential leadership on not just taxing rich people. we could tax all the rich people and can you it their heads off and it wouldn't help the medicare fiscal cliff. we need to do both and the president has...
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. >> reporter: senate lawmaker voted overwhelmingly in favor of legislation to avert the fiscal cliff. >> the bill as amended is passed. >> vice president joe biden in a visit to the capitol monday night explaining the pact he northed with senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. prior to the vote, the vice president said he felt confident about the deal but stayed away from making any predictions. >> having been in the senate along as i have, there are two things you shouldn't do. you shouldn't predict how the senate will vote before they vote. you won't make a lot of money. and number two, you surely shouldn't predict how the house is going to vote. >> reporter: if passed by the house, it would stop many of the spending cuts. >> middle class families will wake up today to at assurance that their taxes won't go up. >> reporter: democratic senator tom harkin suggested the legislation missed the mark. >> it does not address the number one priority creating good philadelphiale class jobs now. secondly, this proposal does not generate the revenue necessary for the country to meet its need
. >> reporter: senate lawmaker voted overwhelmingly in favor of legislation to avert the fiscal cliff. >> the bill as amended is passed. >> vice president joe biden in a visit to the capitol monday night explaining the pact he northed with senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. prior to the vote, the vice president said he felt confident about the deal but stayed away from making any predictions. >> having been in the senate along as i have, there are two things you...
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speaker, the house passed a fiscal cliff bill this morning without time for senators to adequately consider it. and more importantly without giving the american people time to understand it and share their incite with congress. senator mitch mcconnell said, quote, this shouldn't be the model for how we do things, end quote. and the senate boasts it is america's deliberative body. today that claim rings hollow. mr. speaker, the house must postpone this vote until the american people have time to evaluate this extraordinary complex legislation around its impact on taxes, revenue, the economy, our debt and a myriad of other issues. it is better to get it right than to act in haste. mr. speaker, if we vote on the senate fiscal cliff bill today, i will vote against it because this is not the way to do the people's business. i will not condone with my vote a process that denies the american people an opportunity to participate in their republic on issues of this magnitude. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from orego
speaker, the house passed a fiscal cliff bill this morning without time for senators to adequately consider it. and more importantly without giving the american people time to understand it and share their incite with congress. senator mitch mcconnell said, quote, this shouldn't be the model for how we do things, end quote. and the senate boasts it is america's deliberative body. today that claim rings hollow. mr. speaker, the house must postpone this vote until the american people have time to...
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cheryl: we are getting some crucial breaking news on the fiscal cliff discussion. this learning from the white house the president is going to address the country. 130 eastern time. that is about 45 minutes from now. obviously the president is calling to make some type of statement. it is going to be about the fiscal cliff, and he will be surrounded with middle-class americans. we are also getting reports right now, there are some details that are emerging about what a deal could possibly be looking or looking like at this hour. at this point, that deal could race tactics of raise tax rates for individuals that have an in camera above 400,000 year. households of 450 quoting a source familiar with those talks again, just crossing the wires, these two pieces of key information. we may have the framework for a deal. we will take the president's comments live. 130 eastern, 45 minutes from now. as we get ready to pop the cork on new year's, champagne already celebrating, finishing out 2012 as the number one champagne sparkling wine brand in the entire nation. joining me
cheryl: we are getting some crucial breaking news on the fiscal cliff discussion. this learning from the white house the president is going to address the country. 130 eastern time. that is about 45 minutes from now. obviously the president is calling to make some type of statement. it is going to be about the fiscal cliff, and he will be surrounded with middle-class americans. we are also getting reports right now, there are some details that are emerging about what a deal could possibly be...